Benn, Eagles Up 7-0 After First Quarter

The Eagles jumped out to a 7-0 lead on their third offensive series, when Matt Barkley looked right to find a streaking Arrelious Benn down the sideline. Barkley hoisted a well-placed bomb that Benn hauled in for a 43-yard touchdown. In the first action of the night for the placekickers, Cody Parkey would convert on the extra point.

The Jets, though, are driving down the field as the second quarter begins. They’ll face a 2nd-and-2 from the Eagles’ 15-yard-line when the second quarter begins.

The Eagles’ second offensive drive began promisingly, but was halted on 3rd and goal when Barkley was intercepted in the end zone by Jets cornerback LeQuan Lewis. The Eagles had driven down the field mostly on the legs of Henry Josey, who had carries of 18 and 12 yards on a drive that began at their own 45-yard-line.

The first Eagles drive was most notable for the injury suffered by left guard Matt Tobin, one of the more promising youngsters on the Eagles roster throughout Training Camp. Tobin would walk off under his own power, but went into the locker room for an X-ray on his left ankle. He has been replaced by Kevin Graf.

The Eagles would go three-and-out on their fourth offensive possession.

The action on the other side of the ball, meanwhile, featured a one-play cameo from former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. After Vick went out for the opening coin toss as the lone Jets captain, he took the first snap of the game as the Jets’ starting quarterback, handing off to running back Daryl Richardson. Jets head coach Rex Ryan would then call a timeout and sub in Matt Simms for Vick, allowing the latter to receive a nice ovation from the Eagles fans.

Otherwise, the Eagles defense has acquitted itself quite well, limiting the Jets to zero first downs on their first two possessions. The Jets’ third possession also resulted in a punt after a lone first down on a Jaylen Watkins pass interference penalty.